And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.
So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
“Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.
When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”
I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes. But by the female servants of whom you have spoken, by them I shall be held in honor.”
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